Team

Mike Schneider
Managing Editor and Anchor

Mike Schneider, Anchor and Managing Editor of New Jersey public television’s NJ Today news program, is an acclaimed journalist who has spent more than three decades reporting for national network and local Tri-State outlets. Read more



 
Michael Aron
Chief Political Correspondent

Michael Aron has been a journalist since 1970, and has interviewed every New Jersey governor, state supreme court chief justice, and legislative leader during his tenure at NJN, plus a number of presidential candidates. Read more



 
Desiree Taylor
Senior Correspondent

Desiree Taylor is senior correspondent and back-up anchor of NJ Today, whose beat to date has covered all New Jersey counties. Read more



 
Lauren Wanko
Correspondent

Correspondent Lauren Wanko concentrates on news in South Jersey for NJ Today. Read more



 
David Cruz
Correspondent

David Cruz is NJ Today’s correspondent covering primarily North Jersey, which is very familiar territory for the 20-year state news veteran and lifelong Jersey City resident. Read more



 

Phil Alongi
Executive Producer

Prior to becoming the Executive Producer of NJ Today with Mike Schneider, Phil Alongi was the newscast’s Senior Producer. Alongi has also served as Executive Producer of NJTV’s 2012 election coverage and special events. His broadcast career started at NBC in 1997, where he worked in research and production, covering national news. Read More


 
Web Department:

Young Soo Yang
Senior Web Editor

Young Soo Yang began her career with Public Television in 2004 as a web content producer at NJN Public Television & Radio. At NJN, she helped produce many award-winning sites for local series and documentary specials. She was also integrally involved in the development of online content for NJN News. Prior to joining NJN, Young Soo was a legal editor for LAWCAST, an audio legal publication for attorneys specializing in Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor, and Securities Law. She is a graduate of Rutgers University and is a lifelong New Jersey resident,.

Michelle Sartor
Multimedia Web Editor

Michelle Sartor has worked in the news industry since 2007, first at North Jersey Media Group for several of the company’s weekly newspapers and then as a local editor for a hyper-local Patch news website in Bergen County. She has covered stories on a variety of topics including local government happenings, education issues, breaking news events and individual profiles. She also has experience taking and editing photos and videos. Sartor got her start writing professionally for a trade magazine based in Ramsey. She attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. and is a lifelong resident of Bergen County.

For the WNET Interactive Engagement Group:

General Manager
Daniel B. Greenberg

Director of Technology
Brian Patrick Lee

Director of Production
Christiane Wartell

Creative Director
Nick Miller

Designer
Karen Brayzell

Production Manager
Bijan Rezvani

Pagebuilding
Brian Santalone